Re: [Hyperic-hq-discuss] How to scan a log file for a pattern

[Noah S. <noa...@hy...>]

> I want to scan a log file (in my case the alert.log
> of an Oracle database) for error messages if a
> message is found I want to create an alert.

This is a two stage process: A) configure log tracking for a platform and B) setup the alert.

Configure Log Tracking:
1) Select the Platform on which the Oracle server runs
2) Click the Configuration Properties accordion tab
3) Click Edit
4) Enable Log Tracking
5) Specify the full path to your Oracle alert.log
6) Click OK

Setup the Alert:
1) On the same platform...
2) Create an Alert
3) Select "Events/Logs Level:" and the level you want, choose Any if you are not sure
4) In the text box next to the log level put in the string you want to match
5) Setup the rest of the Alert.


This feature exists in Hyperic HQ (open source) in versions 3.0.0 and higher.